Goalie Matt LaFond sparkles in net as the Trojans earn a 10-6 victory.

John Botelho

By John Botelho

The Bridgewater-Raynham boys lacrosse team got plenty of offense on Wednesday afternoon, but it the was the Trojans’ ability to keep Pembroke out of the cage that allowed them to win, 10-6, to remain unbeaten.

Goalie Matt LaFond, a senior captain, was dazzling in net for the visiting Trojans (3-0) as he turned away nine shots.

“Matt LaFond is the backbone of our team and has been since his sophomore year,” said B-R coach Matt Connolly. “We’re expecting a big year out of him. He never ceases to amaze me. He’s fearless in the net – that’s the best word to describe him. He’s really worked hard at his clearing and his ability to clear the ball has gotten better as he’s gotten older.”

Added Pembroke coach Dave Bostwick: “Their goalie played big. We had some great shots and he just played very well. We have a couple of guys who can really shoot, and he just made some outstanding saves. If a couple of those shots sneak by him, we might get it to an even game and then anything can happen.”

“I can’t say enough about Matt Miller,” said Connolly. “He’s a junior, first-time guy up on the varsity. His stick was up in the passing lanes and that’s one thing we stress. He wasn’t just knocking it down, but he was intercepting it. He was unbelievable.

On the other end, Travis Reid paced the Trojans offensively. Reid netted Bridgewater-Raynham’s first two goals and finished the game with a hat trick and a pair of assists. Gavin Perry chipped in three goals as well, while Anthony Gallo scored twice and Matt Cicalis and Cam Goodrich scored a goal each for the Trojans.

Dan Shea scored twice and Mike Stasinski added a goal and two assists to pace the offense for Pembroke (1-1). Colin Clafin, Brandon Flaim and Shane Gallagher each chipped in a goal for the Titans. Flain and Tom Waterfield each recorded five ground balls for the Titans.

After B-R raced out to a 4-1 lead midway through the second quarter, Pembroke netted a goal in the waning minutes of the first half to cut it to a two-goal game.

Cicalis extended the lead back to three when he unleashed a rocket for a goal only three seconds into the second half.

Minutes later, Pembroke appeared to be climbing back with Stasinski and Flain both finding the back of the cage to make it 5-4.

Only 11 seconds after Flain made it a one-goal game though, though, Goodrich ripped a shot into the cage and the Trojans never looked back.

“It was a tight game, and they’re a quality team,” said Bostwick. “They play very aggressive and they’re a solid transition team. We kept it tight for the most part and never really let them go on any big runs. When we started getting back into, we have up a couple man down goals and it made it a little tougher at the end.”